Seb Tull
Seb Tull has had a calling for playing music since childhood. Tull recalls his first instrument being a cello which he played until the age of twelve. He then decided he would rather play in a rock band than an orchestra. After being influenced by bands such as Nirvana, The Offspring, Green Day and Slipknot, Seb picked up drums... Read More »
Michael Pedulla
Michael Pedulla has been building bass guitars since 1975. Pedulla has a very well deserved reputation of high quality and excellent craftsmanship. We reached out to Michael about his passion and more about Pedulla Guitars. BPU:Michael, you recently went back to building your bass guitars by hand and solely by yourself. Can you tell us about this and what... Read More »
Anthony Crawford – ‘Urban Jazz...
Bassist Anthony Crawford’s new release, “Urban Jazz – My Story”, is a deeply personal album, full of inspiration, motivation and empowerment. Rooted in jazz, whilst delving into Hip Hop, Pop & R&B, Crawford has crafted a very accessible album due in large part to its positive message and feel. The album takes listeners along Crawford’s musical journey as a... Read More »
Mike MacArthur – ‘Feels like...
The great thing about jazz musicians is that if you stick a bunch of them in a room together, hand them some chord charts and say “get on with it”, their collective improvisational skills, combined with their shared understanding of the structure of instrumental jazz – play the head, one of you improvises, then another, play the head again,... Read More »
‘Per Sempre’ – Eddie Gomez
Eddie Gomez’s name stands tall in the canon of jazz double bassists. Eleven years playing with Bill Evans in one of the finest piano trios of all time, a founder member of 70s fusion act Steps Ahead, and a CV that includes sessions with such legendary names as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Dizzy Gillespie. With a career like... Read More »
Three Kings on the Hill – Shindo...
With the melding of heavy rock and heavy funk, Berlin’s Three Kings on the Hill take the genre of Funk Rock to new levels on their debut album “Shindo – The New Way”. Imagine the Scorpion’s with Les Claypool as their bassist and you will begin to get a sense of Three Kings on the Hill. According to the band,... Read More »
Ivan Carranza – Gruv Gear Duo Strap.
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Prat Basses – Oscar Fernandez Prat
Bass Players United caught up with Luthier extraordinaire, Oscar Fernandez Prat. Born in Barcelona Spain, Oscar is a fourth generation antique dealer and was always surrounded by wood growing up. Oscar built his first bass in 1999 and never looked back! BPU:You’re a fourth generation antique dealer. What was it like growing up in and around your father’s shop... Read More »
Diggin’ That Funky Blues – Andy...
Possibly one of the smiliest men in music, Andy Irvine’s bass playing star is clearly in the ascent. A sponsorship deal with Warwick, a planned 2013 bass clinic tour, follow-up album to this one already in the can, he’s a man who is going places, and on the strength of this release it is easy to see why. Firstly, he... Read More »
Robbie Gallant
Robbie Gallant is originally from Prince Edward Island. Growing up in a musical family, Robbie began playing the bass guitar at the age of eleven. He received his first Lylon 4 string bass guitar for his eleventh birthday. Robbie started playing Gospel music with his father and older brothers and continued that circuit until he was 18. Robbie has... Read More »
Winners Play Your Bass In A Weird Place
We have announced our winners for contest. We would like to take this time to thank you for voting, you made it very and your support. You all did an amazing job with your videos, and we hope to be able to do more contests like this in the future! 1st Place- Laura Andy 41.93% (1,675 votes) 2nd Place-... Read More »
Play Your Bass In A Weird Place- Voting
Place your vote on who you think most deserves to win the contest- Play Your Bass In A Weird Place. Poll ends March 28th. Read More »
